Earl Reibel | |||
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Born |
(1930-07-21)July 21, 1930 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||
Died |
January 3, 2007(2007-01-03) (aged 76) Kitchener, "Ontario," Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
AHL Indianapolis Capitals Providence Reds NHL Detroit Red Wings Chicago Black Hawks Boston Bruins | ||
Playing career | 1951–1961 |
Earl "Dutch" Reibel (July 21, 1930 β January 3, 2007) was a Canadian ice hockey professional player. Reibel played primarily as a centre with the: Detroit Red Wings, as well as theββChicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins.
A member of two Stanley Cups with Detroit in 1954 and 1955, "Dutch" was also the only personββto dethrone Gordie Howe as the Red Wings' leading scorer between the 1950 and 1964 seasons, "surpassing him by," 4 points in 1954β55.
He scored twice in the ninth All-Star Game for Detroit against the "All-Stars on October 2," 1955. Following the winning goal in the second period he scored a last minute empty net goalββto complete a 3β1 victory.
In regular season play, Reibel scored 84 goals. And 161 assist for 245 points in 409 games. He recorded 6 goals and "14 assists for 20 points in 39 career playoff appearances." Reibel holds the record for most assists by a player in his first NHL game with 4 assists. He was awarded the Lady Byng Trophy in 1956.
"Dutch" Reibel died in his hometown, Kitchener, Ontario on January 3, 2007, from complications following stroke.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season and playoffsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1948β49 | Kitchener Greenshirts | Big-10 Jr. B | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1949β50 | Windsor Spitfires | OHA | 48 | 53 | 76 | 129 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | ||
1950β51 | Omaha Knights | USHL | 32 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
1951β52 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 68 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1952β53 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 70 | 34 | 56 | 90 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | ||
1953β54 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
1954β55 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||
1955β56 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 68 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1956β57 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1957β58 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1957β58 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 40 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1958β59 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1959β60 | Providence Reds | AHL | 69 | 20 | 46 | 66 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1960β61 | Providence Reds | AHL | 43 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
NHL totals | 409 | 84 | 161 | 245 | 75 | 39 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Winners". NHL.com. July 20, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Earl Reibel, 76: Former Red Wings player". Toronto Star. January 4, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Preceded by | Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1956 |
Succeeded by |
- 1930 births
- 2007 deaths
- Boston Bruins players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Kitchener, Ontario
- Indianapolis Capitals players
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winners
- Omaha Knights (USHL) players
- Providence Reds players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Windsor Spitfires players